| Literature DB >> 18688856 |
Dirk P Dittmer1, Chelsey J Hilscher, Margaret L Gulley, Eric V Yang, Min Chen, Ronald Glaser.
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the prototypical example for episomal persistence of genetic information. Yet, little is known about how this viral episome is lost. Episome loss occurs naturally in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) upon explantation into culture. Using whole-genome profiling, we found evidence for 2 different pathways of episome loss: (i) rapid loss of the entire episome or (ii) successive mutation/deletion of the episome until at least 1 essential cis-element is destroyed. This second phenotype was seen in a clone of HONE-1 NPC cells that maintains the EBV episome for prolonged time in culture. The conceptual insights provided by our quantitative analysis should aid our understanding of mammalian episomes, as well as lead to designs to cure latent viral infection. (c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18688856 PMCID: PMC2866115 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23685
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Cancer ISSN: 0020-7136 Impact factor: 7.396